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. 2021 Mar 18;7(3):e06469.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06469. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Using chi-squared automatic interaction detection modelling to identify student opinion profiles regarding same-sex couples as a family structure

Clemente Rodríguez-Sabiote  1 , José Álvarez-Rodríguez  2 , Daniel Álvarez-Ferrandiz  2 , Félix Zurita-Ortega  3
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Using chi-squared automatic interaction detection modelling to identify student opinion profiles regarding same-sex couples as a family structure

Clemente Rodríguez-Sabiote et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

The aim was to determine the opinions held by a sample of students in relation to homoparenting as a family modality. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of university students specialization: social sciences using the AHFH. It is patent that opinions of students about the three factors (support, rejection and acceptance) that compose the construct of attitudes towards same-sex couples as a family structure, differ greatly depending on the positive or negative nature of these components. In conclusion, in relation to the dimension pertaining to rejection of same-sex couples as a family entity, we derived a configuration determined by 1 of the 4 predictor variables. In this case, gender was the only one of the 4 variables considered to support formation of a profile. This profile was constituted by male students who, independent of their birthplace setting, qualification and whether they personally know any same-sex couples, showed stronger agreement with the dimension describing rejection of same-sex couples as a family structure.

Keywords: Family; Profiles; Same-sex; Social sciences; University students.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Tree plot of model 1.
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Tree plot of model 2.
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Tree plot of model 3.
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